*Although [[Sakamoto Ryoma]] brokered the military alliance between [[Choshu]] and [[Satsuma]], he hoped that force would be a last resort. To help try to bring about the Imperial restoration by peaceful means, Sakamoto drafted an eight point plan that he shared with [[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] who then presented it in a memorial to [[Yamauchi Yodo|Yôdô]], leader of Tosa han. Sakamoto’s plan was as follows:
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Although [[Sakamoto Ryoma]] brokered the military alliance between [[Choshu]] and [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]], he hoped that force would be a last resort. To help try to bring about the Imperial restoration by peaceful means, Sakamoto drafted an eight point plan that he shared with [[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] who then presented it in a memorial to [[Yamauchi Yodo|Yôdô]], leader of Tosa han. Sakamoto’s plan was as follows:
# Political power should be restored to the Imperial Court and all decrees should be issued by the Court.
# Political power should be restored to the Imperial Court and all decrees should be issued by the Court.